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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Pollination Syndrome Scavenger Hunt

The plants on this page are frequently used species to represent the main pollination syndromes. Many are prolific bloomers over a long period, others bloom infrequently, but are unique enough in their particular syndrome to warrant inclusion in this list.

More information on individual pollination syndromes can be found on the following pages:

  • Wind (anemophily)
  • Water (hydrophily)
  • Bee (melittophily)
  • Butterfly (psychophily)
  • Moth (phalaenophily)
  • Fly (myophily and sapromyophily)
  • Bird (ornithophily)
  • Bat (chiropterophily)
  • Non-flying Rodent (therophily)
  • Beetle (cantharophily)

Pollination specific videos are included on some of the individual web pages. We have provided them here as well for quick reference.

Greenhouse Locator Map:

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23 Accessions:

Aristolochia gigantea Asclepias curassavica Banksia serrata Barringtonia racemosa Canella winterana Carludovica palmata Carnegiea gigantea Carnegiea gigantea Catharanthus roseus Ceratophyllum demersum Cleistocactus strausii Cyperus alternifolius Eupomatia laurina Ficus carica Ixora javanica Larryleachia cactiformis Marsdenia floribunda Myriophyllum aquaticum Russelia equisetiformis Strelitzia reginae Theobroma cacao Typhonium roxburghii Vanilla planifolia

Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {1} Marsdenia floribunda - Stephanotis - Apocynaceae
  • {2} Theobroma cacao - Cacao, Chocolate - Malvaceae
  • {3} Barringtonia racemosa - Powder Puff Tree - Lecythidaceae
  • {4} Cyperus alternifolius - Umbrella Plant - Cyperaceae
  • {5} Strelitzia reginae - Bird of Paradise, Crane Lily - Strelitziaceae
  • {6} Catharanthus roseus - Rose Periwinkle - Apocynaceae
  • {7} Typhonium roxburghii - Dwarf Voodoo Lily - Araceae
  • {8} Ixora javanica - Jungle Flame - Rubiaceae
  • {9} Asclepias curassavica - Blood-flower - Apocynaceae
  • {10} Carludovica palmata - Panama Hat Plant - Cyclanthaceae
  • {10} Ceratophyllum demersum - Coontail - Ceratophyllaceae
  • {11} Russelia equisetiformis - Firecracker Plant - Plantaginaceae
  • {12} Ficus carica - Fig Tree - Moraceae
  • {13} Larryleachia cactiformis - Hondebal - Apocynaceae
  • {14} Carnegiea gigantea - Saguaro - Cactaceae
  • {14} Carnegiea gigantea - Saguaro - Cactaceae W/C
  • {15} Cleistocactus strausii - Silver Torch - Cactaceae
  • {16} Banksia serrata - Old Man Banksia - Proteaceae
  • {17} Eupomatia laurina - Copper Laurel - Eupomatiaceae
  • {18} Aristolochia gigantea - Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe - Aristolochiaceae
  • {19} Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {20} Myriophyllum aquaticum - Parrots Feather, Water Feather - Haloragaceae
  • {21} Canella winterana - Wild Cinnamon - Canellaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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